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If you have not yet read When Helping Hurts then you ought to. I would suggest it as a manual for churches that are seeking to help alleviate the suffering of the poor. Sentimental actions certainly make us feel better but some of our cherished programs actually do more harm than good. So the...

Doug Wilson has weighed in on the justification debate at this year's meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS). Wilson makes some important points that I have been wondering about. Not least of Wilson's concerns is Wrights recent remarks about his lack of knowledge concerning the...

We've all seen it. A wide-receiver or running back speeds his way into the end zone and immediately kneels in prayer or raises his finger to the heavens acknowledging God's role in improving said football players stats. The theology behind such antics is quite simple: 1. God wants to bless you with...

Westminster Bookstore is running a special on ESV Study Bibles - 45% off through December 3rd. * Actually, the sale Westminster Bookstore is on ALL ESV Bibles. Be sure to check it out...

The message on Sunday was part 48 in our series through Hebrews. It is entitled "Seeking What is Yet to Come" and is taken from Hebrews 13:14-16. You can listen to or download the sermon HERE .

I like the Gospel Coalition . I have attended their national conference. I review books for the website. But this morning's post at their site by Kristen Scharold left me scratching my head. Several words went through my mind: silly? goofy? whinning? Carl Trueman answers the post HERE .

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Very interesting discussion over at the Gospel Coalition on the role (if any) of unbelievers in the public worship of the church. Your thoughts?

How we read and interpret the Bible matters. I know that sounds obvious but it would be hard to estimate the number of serious doctrinal errors that are born from rather simple errors in interpreting the biblical text. I think about the prosperity teaching which is bound up (among other things) in...

Have you ever encountered someone who says something like, "The God of the Old Testament seems cruel. He's not at all like Jesus"? It is not an uncommon error. There are so-called evangelical Bible scholars who insist that the God of the Old Testament is not the God of the New Testament. I have had...